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Their Metaverse, Our Metaverse, and its challenges, Dr. Jane Thomason

With the chair of the newly formed community-driven World Metaverse Council, we discuss all things Metaverse.

What is the Metaverse right now, what is the vision and its challenges? Dr. Jane Thomason is the Inaugural Chair of the World Metaverse Council and a  globally recognized thought leader on  Metaverse.  She holds distinguished roles on the editorial boards of  “The Journal of Metaverse” and “Frontiers in Blockchain”  and  is an  Industry Associate at  University College London, Centre for Blockchain.

Their Metaverse, Our Metaverse, and its challenges, Dr. Jane Thomason

She is the author of  “Blockchain for Global Social Change,” “Applied Ethics in a Digital World,”  and “Advancements in the New World of Web 3: A Look Toward the Decentralized Future” in press (2023).  Dr. Jane is frequently invited to deconstruct the Metaverse and explain how this growing industry will impact the future.   Dr. Jane was named as  one of “8 Metaverse experts to follow,” “top 100 women in Web 3 and Metaverse,” and “Top 25 Women in Fintech and Blockchain, MENA” and was featured by CNN in their series on the Metaverse “Decoding the Secrets of the Metaverse.” She was recently honored by AIBC Eurasia as “Web 3 Leader of the Year.”

Dr Jane is the interim chair of the World Metaverse Council and a thought leader in the rapidly developing field of Metaverse, which is projected by Citi to be a $13 trillion industry by 2030. A well known author, she is on the Editorial Board of the Journal of “Metaverse”, and “Frontiers in Blockchain” and has published over 40 peer reviewed articles, and multiple books including “Blockchain for Global Social Change,” and has a book on Web 3.0 forthcoming “Advancements in the New World of Web 3: A Look Toward the Decentralized Future” She is frequently invited by industry to deconstruct the Metaverse and explain how this growing industry will impact on their work.

She is a Top 20 Global Thought Leaders in Blockchain (Thinkers 360) and Top 20 Global Thought Leaders in Crypto (Thinkers 360) and named as one of 8 metaverse experts to follow and top 100 women in Web 3 and Metaverse. Featured in CNN Documentary “DeCoded” and CNN OpEd “The metaverse could be transformative, but its a legal and ethical minefield.”

Founded successful international development company which reached $250 million revenue.

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